Saitec Offshore Technologies and RWE achieved another milestone in the DemoSATH project with the successful completion of the launching operation of the floating unit.

Clarksons Research has released onto its Renewables Intelligence Network (RIN) platform a new briefing profiling China’s offshore wind sector, including capacity forecasts, intelligence on vessel deployment and new province level analysis as part of an expansion of Chinese market content on RIN. Reviewing the data, Steve Gordon, Managing Director of Clarksons Research commented:

Offshore Operations Limited (OOL), provider of operational and technical support services to the offshore renewables industry, and part of the CSO Marine Group, has launched their full-service crew management offering.

North Star is currently building its first offshore wind fleet which has been chartered for at least the next decade in the North Sea. This includes four state of the art service operation vessels (SOVs) and associated daughter craft. The SOVs will be delivered to Lowestoft from early next year.

RWE and the Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck have signed a collaboration agreement to develop the use of floating solar parks at sea.

New research, released today, provides detailed guidance and highlights key innovations still needed to help the floating offshore wind sector overcome technical challenges to reach commercial scale.

BiSN, a leading supplier of downhole sealing solutions and technology to the global oil and gas industry, announced that it has established its first location in Scotland.  With its headquarters in Warrington, England, the new office in Aberdeen becomes its second facility in the UK, strengthening its presence in the UK’s vital oil and gas industry, as well as in Europe and Africa.

Ocean Energy Europe applauds the announcement of the first-ever tidal stream auction winners under the UK’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme.  The winning projects – Orbital Marine Eday 1 & 2, Morlais Magallanes and Meygen Phase 2 – will together generate over 40 MW of electricity for British homes and businesses.

Green energy infrastructure developer Cerulean Winds has revealed it will bid for four seabed lease sites to decarbonize the UK’s oil and gas sector as this scale will remove more emissions quickly, keep costs lower for platform operators and provide the anchor for large scale North-South offshore transmission.

Getech, a geoenergy and green hydrogen company, is contracted to deploy its proprietary geospatial software and subsurface expertise to support the UK’s first carbon storage licensing round.

Fugro has successfully completed a contract for the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) to perform a geotechnical site investigation at the IJmuiden Ver (Noord) V and VI wind farm sites as part of the geophysical survey package.

On July 7, 2022, the UK Government confirmed that Hexicon AB’s TwinHub project in the Celtic Sea was successful in the latest Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round (AR4). It has been awarded a CfD for its 32MW floating wind project at a strike price of £87.30/MWh (2012 real prices) taking the project a significant step closer to completion.

A proud milestone for Kent as the first four jacket foundations for the St. Brieuc Wind Farm are installed, hot on the heels of the successful load-out and transportation from Spain to France itself.

The Global Underwater Hub (GUH) says floating offshore wind represents the greatest opportunity for the £8billion subsea industry in the UK this generation and must not be missed.

Rovco has signed an agreement for the charter of the VOS Star from owners Vroon to support delivery of its offshore windfarm projects. 

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has appointed Dustin Varnell to its Business Development team. Based in Rhode Island, Dustin will focus on the U.S. offshore wind energy market, complementing the work of Bruce Gresham, IMCA’s Director of Client Engagement in the U.S.